With wind assisted propulsion systems (WAPS) being installed on an ever increasing number and range of ships, Zeewolde, Netherlands-headquartered VentoFoil suction sail pioneer Econowind has named Chiel de Leeuw as chief commercial
Sweden’s Wallenius Marine is getting nearer to achieving its goal of building the world’s first wind-powered PCTC (pure car and truck carrier). It is now conducting advanced wind tunnel tests to confirm
As adoption of wind-assisted propulsion systems (WAPS) ramps up, BAR Technologies’ WindWings could be set to get a significant slice of the Japanese market. It has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)
Oldendorff Carriers reports that it has now completed the successful installation and operational deployment of Norsepower rotor sails on the post-Panamax bulk carrier Chinook Oldendorff. Through a joint agreement first announced in
In what will be the world’s largest deployment of suction sales to date, Maersk Tankers is to fit bound4blue eSAILs on five of its MR vessels, Each of the five tankers will
Wind-assisted propulsion systems (WAPS) have been a lot in the news lately as more owners add hard sails or rotors to ships to meet major charterers’ needs to decarbonize. French coffee roaster
Wind assistance is finding favor in an ever growing range of vessel types and trades. It’s now reaching the LNG sector, where Chevron Shipping Company LLC, a subsidiary of Chevron U.S.A. Inc.,
Rotor sail specialist Anemoi Marine Technologies Ltd reports that it has received a Type Approval design certificate from classification society DNV for its 5-meter diameter, 36-meter high design.The certificate validates that the
The application of wind-assisted propulsion systems (WAPS) across a variety of vessel types is nearing a tipping point with deployment likely to increase rapidly, but the lack of standardization for verifying fuel
Back in August last year, the Cargill-chartered 80,962 dwt bulker Pxyis Ocean, which is managed by MC Shipping’s Singapore branch, became the first ship to sail with BAR Technologies’ WindWings, after being
